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Bomb Threat Targeting Virginia Pizza Place Leads To Evacuation, Suspect Behind Bars: Police Bomb Threat Targeting Virginia Pizza Place Leads To Evacuation, Suspect Behind Bars: Police
Bomb Threat Targeting Virginia Pizza Place Leads To Evacuation, Suspect Behind Bars: Police Some patrons at a popular Prince William County pizza place were treated to dinner and a show after a man called in a bomb threat on Thursday night. Woodbridge resident Elton Charles Williams, 63, was arrested overnight following an incident that was reported at Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in the 14900 block of Potomac Town Place. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, officers responded to the eatery at around 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 26 to investigate reports of a bomb threat. It was determined that a man - later identified as Williams - made a threat toward t…
Driver Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Crash, Police Say Driver Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Crash, Police Say
Driver Arrested In Deadly Fairfax County Crash, Police Say A driver was placed under arrest following a fatal pedestrian crash in Fairfax County overnight, police said. The crash happened at North Kings Highway and Huntington Park Drive in Huntington, county police said just before 1:45 a.m. Friday, May 24. The pedestrian, an adult male, was declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene and was later taken into custody, authorities said. No further information was provided.
Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say
Cops Dismantle $27K Fairfax County Theft Ring Run By Out-Of-State Crew, Authorities Say Three people have been arrested in a four-month stealing spree at a Fairfax County mall — none of whom area from the area, police said. Oscar William Laverde Laverde, 56, of New York, and Sindia Noguera, 43, of New Jersey, are both in custody, while Claudia Suarez, 45, of New York, remains at large, county police said. Online records show Noguera is from Elizabeth, NJ. The trio are accused of swiping $27,000 in merchandise from stores at the  Fair Oaks Mall and along the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, according to police. On Feb. 24, $3,900 in merch was stol…
$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia $4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia
$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia More than $4 million worth of drugs were seized and ten people were arrested in an investigation spanning six counties across northern Virginia. The five-month investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force spanned Orange, Fauquier, Stafford, Alexandria, Loudon, and Mecklenburg counties. Officers executed search warrants at multiple homes in the six counties on Monday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulting in 10 arrests and 24 felony charges. As a result of the operation, the task force seized: •     1,861 grams of cocaine with a street value of $186,100, •  …
Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond In Loudoun County Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond In Loudoun County
Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond In Loudoun County A 21-year-old man has been arrested in a stabbing that happened last month in Loudoun County. Gustavo Portillo-Aguilar, 21, of Leesburg, was arguing with an 18-year-old man when he stabbed him on the 200 block of Shirley Square SE just before midnight on Thursday, May 25, police in Leesburg said. Portillo-Aguilar then got a gun and threatened the teen and a 29-year-old woman, at which point both victims fled in a vehicle.  Portillo-Aguilar knew the woman and this was not a random attack, police said. He was taken into custody on Friday, June 16, on one count of aggravated ma…
More Busts Expected Amid Operation To 'Dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations' In Area More Busts Expected Amid Operation To 'Dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations' In Area
More Busts Expected Amid Operation To 'Dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations' In Area Dozens of arrests have been made in an effort to dismantle transnational criminal organizations responsible for drug trafficking throughout Maryland, authorities say. As a part of the American Governors' Border Strike Force, authorities, including members of the Maryland State Police Department, made 27 arrests from Monday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 21 after identifying major supplier routes throughout Baltimore City, according to the agency. Some of the routes included Interstate 70 and Interstate 68 as major areas that were targeted by law enforcement. The purpose of the initiative is…